diff --git a/python_bindings/Makefile b/python_bindings/Makefile
index 6c22e816304b..bc96a636646d 100644
--- a/python_bindings/Makefile
+++ b/python_bindings/Makefile
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ $(BIN)/ext/%.so: $(BIN)/%.py.o $(BIN)/%.a $(BIN)/runtime.a $(BIN)/ext/%.ldscript
 test_correctness_addconstant_test: $(BIN)/ext/addconstant.so
 test_correctness_bit_test: $(BIN)/ext/bit.so
 test_correctness_user_context_test: $(BIN)/ext/user_context.so
-test_correctness_pystub: $(BIN)/generators/simplestub.so $(BIN)/generators/complexstub.so $(BIN)/generators/partialbuildmethod.so $(BIN)/generators/nobuildmethod.so
+test_correctness_pystub: $(BIN)/generators/simplestub.so $(BIN)/generators/complexstub.so
 
 APPS = $(shell ls $(ROOT_DIR)/apps/*.py)
 CORRECTNESS = $(shell ls $(ROOT_DIR)/correctness/*.py)
diff --git a/python_bindings/correctness/CMakeLists.txt b/python_bindings/correctness/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c760705f3b0..e3085cca887e 100644
--- a/python_bindings/correctness/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python_bindings/correctness/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 set(GENERATORS
     complexstub_generator.cpp
-    nobuildmethod_generator.cpp
-    partialbuildmethod_generator.cpp
     simplestub_generator.cpp
     )
 
diff --git a/python_bindings/correctness/nobuildmethod_generator.cpp b/python_bindings/correctness/nobuildmethod_generator.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d515e5a761b..000000000000
--- a/python_bindings/correctness/nobuildmethod_generator.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#include "Halide.h"
-
-namespace {
-
-// This Generator exists solely to compare the output with BuildMethod and PartialBuildMethod.
-class NoBuildMethod : public Halide::Generator<NoBuildMethod> {
-public:
-    GeneratorParam<float> compiletime_factor{"compiletime_factor", 1, 0, 100};
-
-    Input<Buffer<float, 2>> input{"input"};
-    Input<float> runtime_factor{"runtime_factor", 1.0};
-    Output<Buffer<int32_t, 2>> output{"output"};
-
-    void generate() {
-        Var x, y;
-
-        output(x, y) =
-            cast<int32_t>(input(x, y) * compiletime_factor * runtime_factor);
-    }
-};
-
-}  // namespace
-
-HALIDE_REGISTER_GENERATOR(NoBuildMethod, nobuildmethod)
diff --git a/python_bindings/correctness/partialbuildmethod_generator.cpp b/python_bindings/correctness/partialbuildmethod_generator.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cc5f7cf2516e..000000000000
--- a/python_bindings/correctness/partialbuildmethod_generator.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#include "Halide.h"
-
-namespace {
-
-#ifdef HALIDE_ALLOW_GENERATOR_BUILD_METHOD
-// This Generator exists solely to test converted old-style
-// generators -- which use Input<> rather than Param/ImageParam, but *don't* use
-// Output<>/generate().
-//
-// Do not convert it to new-style until/unless we decide to entirely remove
-// support for those Generators.
-class PartialBuildMethod : public Halide::Generator<PartialBuildMethod> {
-public:
-    GeneratorParam<float> compiletime_factor{"compiletime_factor", 1, 0, 100};
-
-    Input<Buffer<float, 2>> input{"input"};
-    Input<float> runtime_factor{"runtime_factor", 1.0};
-
-    Func build() {
-        Var x, y;
-
-        Func g;
-        g(x, y) =
-            cast<int32_t>(input(x, y) * compiletime_factor * runtime_factor);
-        return g;
-    }
-};
-#else
-// Provide a placeholder here that uses generate(), just to allow this test to
-// succeed even if build() is disabled.
-class PartialBuildMethod : public Halide::Generator<PartialBuildMethod> {
-public:
-    GeneratorParam<float> compiletime_factor{"compiletime_factor", 1, 0, 100};
-
-    Input<Buffer<float, 2>> input{"input"};
-    Input<float> runtime_factor{"runtime_factor", 1.0};
-    Output<Buffer<int32_t, 2>> output{"output"};
-
-    void generate() {
-        Var x, y;
-
-        output(x, y) = cast<int32_t>(input(x, y) * compiletime_factor * runtime_factor);
-    }
-};
-#endif
-
-}  // namespace
-
-HALIDE_REGISTER_GENERATOR(PartialBuildMethod, partialbuildmethod)
diff --git a/python_bindings/correctness/pystub.py b/python_bindings/correctness/pystub.py
index ed284c9cf5b8..280de4a5359c 100644
--- a/python_bindings/correctness/pystub.py
+++ b/python_bindings/correctness/pystub.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 # test alternate-but-legal syntax
 from complexstub import generate as complexstub
 
-import partialbuildmethod
-import nobuildmethod
-
 def _realize_and_check(f, offset = 0):
     b = hl.Buffer(hl.Float(32), [2, 2])
     f.realize(b)
@@ -260,41 +257,7 @@ def test_complexstub():
             actual = b[x, y]
             assert expected == actual, "Expected %s Actual %s" % (expected, actual)
 
-# disabled because HALIDE_ALLOW_GENERATOR_BUILD_METHOD is off by default
-def test_partialbuildmethod():
-    x, y, c = hl.Var(), hl.Var(), hl.Var()
-    target = hl.get_jit_target_from_environment()
-
-    b_in = hl.Buffer(hl.Float(32), [2, 2])
-    b_in.fill(123)
-
-    b_out = hl.Buffer(hl.Int(32), [2, 2])
-
-    try:
-        f = partialbuildmethod.generate(target, b_in, 1.0)
-    except RuntimeError as e:
-        assert "Generators that use build() (instead of generate()+Output<>) are not supported in the Python bindings." in str(e)
-    else:
-        assert False, 'Did not see expected exception!'
-
-def test_nobuildmethod():
-    x, y, c = hl.Var(), hl.Var(), hl.Var()
-    target = hl.get_jit_target_from_environment()
-
-    b_in = hl.Buffer(hl.Float(32), [2, 2])
-    b_in.fill(123)
-
-    b_out = hl.Buffer(hl.Int(32), [2, 2])
-
-    f = nobuildmethod.generate(target, b_in, 1.0)
-    f.realize(b_out)
-
-    assert b_out.all_equal(123)
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_simplestub()
     test_looplevel()
     test_complexstub()
-    # disabled because HALIDE_ALLOW_GENERATOR_BUILD_METHOD is off by default
-    # test_partialbuildmethod()
-    test_nobuildmethod()